Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Just getting the post on my version of the April 2014 Tim Holtz tag in the nick of time!

Whew, its been so busy that I just haven't had the time to sit down and share it with you! My pay the bills job is insanely busy with new hires, training, and the usual payroll, benefits, safety, and our computer network. I wear a lot of hats. In addition I just had two days of jury duty and I'm helping when I can at Chico Scrapbooks to get ready for the big National Scrapbook Day weekend.

My friend Michele has been playing along with me this year. It has been great to have someone to get creative with. You can find her on the net as hyperartistgirl. Her blog is here. She also has an Etsy shop where there are some unique creations.

Monday, April 14, 2014

I know its been a bit since my last post. Busy at my pay the bills job and weekends have been full too. I have been working on some projects behind the scenes. Today I'm going to share a couple of birthday cards that I made for friends recently.

First up a masculine card for the sports fan in your life. Have you seen the Graphic 45 Good Ol' Sport Collection? Perfect for those sport minded guys and gals in your life. As this card was for a baseball fan I just used baseball images. There are quite a variety of sports represented in this line so it is easy to personalize cards.

I used one of the Touchdown paper postcards for a label on the front of the envelope.

The front has a pocket with a hidden holder. Just perfect for a gift card.

This is an easel card and doesn't have a happy birthday sentiment on the outside so it makes a wonderful home decor piece after the birthday is over.

On the inside is a panel where the birthday message goes.

Graphic 45 Good Ol' Sport Collection papers used:

Teamwork

Newsworthy

Champion

Touchdown

Next up is a feminine birthday card using lots of Sizzix dies and embossing folders along with some Distress ink and Tim Holtz Idea-ology.

The background image was created with a Vintaj 6 x 6 embossing folder on watercolor paper. I used some bright Distress colors to give it a fun and girly feel. The layered flower is the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die by Sizzix.

This is also an easel card with the sentiment on the inside. The words on the front are created using Idea-ology chit chat stickers colored with distress inks.

Here is a close up of the layered flower. You can see that each layer is texturized with a different embossing folder.